After Years of Dissimulation, Obama Finally Sticks it to Israel

I personally find President Barack Obama a disgusting person.

With the elections over and with only a month left in office, only one day before Hanukkah and two days before Christmas, he stabs Israel in the back on a day when most Americans aren't paying attention.  For the first time in decades, the U.S. did not defend Israel, and allowed the  United Nations Security Council, through U.S. abstention, to condemn Israel's settlement activity in the so-called "Palestinian Occupation" areas. In addition, they will allow the "Council" to issue a cease and desist order for any expansion of settlement activities.   I believe he's been waiting 8 years to literally screw Israel, but didn't do so because he, and then Hillary, needed the American Jewish vote.  After all, he won 78% of the Jewish vote in 2008 against John McCain.

Here is a person that sat for years in a church run by Reverend Wright, who the Anti-Defamation League called a "Messenger of Intolerance".  Not just because of his anti-Israel rhetoric, but also because of his rhetoric against Jews in general.  So, its a little difficult to believe that Obama sat for years in that church, listened to that hate-speech, and, wasn't equally anti-Israel; or perhaps even anti-Semitic.  Yet, still Jews voted for him.  I guess they believed him in 2008, when he said "Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided."  But, that was a lie.

Barack Obama does not want Jerusalem as the capital.  If he had, we would have established an embassy there. Then there's this other parting shot following the death of former Israeli leader Shimon Perez.   In releasing a transcript of Barack Obama's memorial speech, the White House intentionally struck out  the word "Israel" in this screen shot of that text:

Clearly, the intent was to declare that Jerusalem was even a part of Israel.

So good was Barack Obama's deception as a friend of Israel, the New York Times felt compelled to write an article titled "Israel’s Unsung Protector: Obama".  Written last April, the "Times" said this:
President Obama, in contrast with his predecessors, has completely shielded Israel from such [U.N.] resolutions." In fact in 2011, the Obama Administration protected Israel by vetoing an almost identical U.N. resolution against Israeli settlement activity that U.S. has now abstained on.

The reality is that Obama will leave office with Israel left in an untenable position.  Because of this vote, they might find themselves in international court subject to fines and sanctions.  Israeli officials could be subject to arrests as criminals in defiance of a U.N. resolution.  And, quite possibly, this non-action by Obama might lead to another Israeli/Middle East war. 

Lastly, Democrats might ponder this latest Obama action as to why they have totally lost power in the last 8 years under this President.

References:

US abstains as UN demands end to Israeli settlements: http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/23/politics/israel-official-rips-obama-un-settlements/

Mitt Romney says Barack Obama rejects Jerusalem as capital of Israel: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/aug/07/mitt-romney/romney-says-obama-rejects-jerusalem-capital-israel/

Jewish Voting Record for President: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/jewvote.html

White House corrects Obama speech transcript listing Jerusalem in Israel: http://www.jpost.com/International/White-House-corrects-Obama-speech-transcript-listing-Jerusalem-in-Israel-469215

Israel’s Unsung Protector: Obama: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/opinion/international/israels-unsung-protector-obama.html

2011: U.S. vetoes Security Council resolution denouncing Israeli settlements: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021805442.html

ADL: Jeremiah Wright: Messenger of Intolerance: http://archive.adl.org/nr/exeres/af8dd36d-7995-443d-847f-4aaa7def18b1,db7611a2-02cd-43af-8147-649e26813571,frameless.html

Mitt Romney says Barack Obama rejects Jerusalem as capital of Israel: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/aug/07/mitt-romney/romney-says-obama-rejects-jerusalem-capital-israel/